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GATHERING GROUND [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- drainage basin
1, record 1, English, drainage%20basin
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- drainage 2, record 1, English, drainage
correct, officially approved
- catch basin 3, record 1, English, catch%20basin
correct
- watershed 4, record 1, English, watershed
correct, see observation
- catchment 5, record 1, English, catchment
correct
- catchment area 6, record 1, English, catchment%20area
correct, see observation, standardized
- catchment basin 7, record 1, English, catchment%20basin
correct, standardized
- gathering ground 8, record 1, English, gathering%20ground
correct, standardized
- feeding ground 9, record 1, English, feeding%20ground
correct
- hydrographical basin 10, record 1, English, hydrographical%20basin
correct
- hydrographic basin 11, record 1, English, hydrographic%20basin
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The area draining naturally to a water course or to a given point. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 12, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Field teams at the Columbia Icefield and in the Maligne Lake drainage basin reported whumpfing of the snowpack at treeline and in the alpine. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 2, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term "drainage" refers to a specific valley. We commonly use watershed to describe locations in the landscape and so the conditions can vary between drainages (which means between valleys). Drainage refers to the "river" which all the water of that valley drains into. [Reference: Avalanche Specialist, Parks Canada.] 13, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In North America, the term watershed is often used instead of catchment area. In the UK, watershed means the line separating two adjacent catchments. 14, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
drainage basin: term used by Parks Canada. 15, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
catchment area; catchment basin; gathering ground: terms standardized by ISO. 16, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
drainage basin; drainage: terms officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 13, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 6 OBS
drainage basin: expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 13, record 1, English, - drainage%20basin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bassin hydrographique
1, record 1, French, bassin%20hydrographique
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bassin versant 2, record 1, French, bassin%20versant
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
- bassin-versant 3, record 1, French, bassin%2Dversant
correct, masculine noun
- bassin hydrologique 4, record 1, French, bassin%20hydrologique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- bassin récepteur 5, record 1, French, bassin%20r%C3%A9cepteur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- bassin d'alimentation 6, record 1, French, bassin%20d%27alimentation
correct, masculine noun
- bassin de drainage 7, record 1, French, bassin%20de%20drainage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bassin drainant naturellement vers un cours d'eau ou un endroit donné. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 5, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les équipes sur le terrain au champ de glace Columbia et au bassin hydrographique du lac Maligne ont signalé des whoumfs dans le manteau neigeux à la limite forestière et dans la zone alpine. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 8, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les bassins sont séparés par des lignes de partage des eaux. 9, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
bassin hydrographique : terme en usage à Parcs Canada. 10, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
bassin hydrographique; bassin versant : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 11, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
bassin récepteur; bassin hydrologique : termes normalisés par l'ISO. 12, record 1, French, - bassin%20hydrographique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cuenca hidrográfica
1, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20hidrogr%C3%A1fica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cuenca de alimentación 2, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20alimentaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca receptora 3, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20receptora
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca de drenaje 4, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20de%20drenaje
correct, feminine noun
- cuenca hidrológica 5, record 1, Spanish, cuenca%20hidrol%C3%B3gica
feminine noun
- vertiente 6, record 1, Spanish, vertiente
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
El conjunto de aguas (ríos, quebradas, arroyos, aguas subterráneas y aguas (lluvias), que bajan de las montañas hasta desembocar en un río principal. 7, record 1, Spanish, - cuenca%20hidrogr%C3%A1fica
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